Pot-smuggling scheme backfires after DEA finds 305 pounds of weed

Felix Luna faces a charge of narcotics conspiracy for the crates of cannabis first discovered on April 30. (Rockard/Getty Images)

A weed-shipping scheme went up in smoke after investigators uncovered a whopping 305 pounds of pot in crates, court papers say.

Felix Luna faces a charge of narcotics conspiracy for the crates of cannabis first discovered on April 30.

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DEA Special Agent Ryan Lane wrote in papers filed in Manhattan Federal Court Monday that a shipping company in Newark notified authorities that staff suspected a crate addressed to Luna contained marijuana.

The suspect showed up to retrieve the crate driving a large rental truck, but staff told him it was unavailable and to return later. Authorities cracked open the container and found 225 lbs.

When the DEA arrested Luna after he left the shipping company, he said he did not know what was in the containers and that he'd made deliveries for a man named "Ali Baba" in the past, according to papers.

On May 1 another crate arrived for Luna, which contained another 80 lbs. of weed, authorities said.

Shipping records at the company, which was not identified, showed that Luna had picked up six crates between March 27 and April 20. Each one weighed between 150 and 340 pounds.

An email to Luna's attorney was not returned. He was ordered held on $50,000 bond following his arrest.